John 4:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.”

John 4:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

John 4:20 in 6 Bible Translations

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John 4:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Our fathers worshiped in this mountain, and you Jews say that in Jerusalem is the place where people ought to worship.””

John 4:20 — World English Bible

John 4:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.”

John 4:20 — American Standard Version

John 4:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“our fathers in this mountain did worship, and ye--ye say that in Jerusalem is the place where it behoveth to worship.'”

John 4:20 — Young's Literal Translation

John 4:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Our fathers worshipped in this mountain, and ye say that in Jerusalem is the place where one must worship.”

John 4:20 — Darby Translation

John 4:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Our fathers worshipped in this mountaine, and ye say, that in Ierusalem is the place where men ought to worship.”

John 4:20 — Geneva Bible

John 4:20 in Context — John 4

18 Porque cinco maridos has tenido: y el que ahora tienes no es tu marido; esto has dicho con verdad.

19 Dícele la mujer: Señor, paréceme que tú eres profeta.

20 Nuestros padres adoraron en este monte, y vosotros decís que en Jerusalem es el lugar donde es necesario adorar.

21 Dícele Jesús: Mujer, créeme, que la hora viene, cuando ni en este monte, ni en Jerusalem adoraréis al Padre.

22 Vosotros adoráis lo que no sabéis; nosotros adoramos lo que sabemos: porque la salud viene de los Judíos.

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What Does John 4:20 Mean?

John 4:20 is a verse from the Book of John, part of the New Testament. It appears in John chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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